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The battery needs to be replaced. After the first start in the morning the battery gets charged and the engine is also "hot" making it easier for the starter motor to turn it over. Therefor less current is drawn from the battery and you get a start every time. In the morning the engine is cold making it difficult to turn. The battery rested the night loosing some charge and is also cold which affects the current it can deliver at that stage. With the cold engine it is not able to turn it fast enough to get it started. A new battery will solve your problem.

You may need a mechanic for this.The strong gas smell and the hard starting could be connected.You could have a leaking injector, or faulty pressure regulator. And you could have a fuel leak in the line.A mechanic would do a visual inspection of the line from the tank to the engine, and check the cylinders for raw fuel when the engine is off.

Sound like a bad check valve in the fuel system. try turning the key on and off three or four times, then starting it. if it starts faster then that is the problem. you can't but them separate from the sending unit. I would live with it until the pump goes out. This is all speculation, because I don't know what year or model or engine size you have

you need to replace the starter contacts, you will need to remove the starter and in the starter there are "contacts" that wear out over time and will need to be replaced im sure if you google it there will be better repair tips on this

rotate the fuel pump relay with the horn relay. the fuel pump may not be getting good voltage which cold weather could affect.
Also try cycling the key three or four times before you crank the engine, This will prime the fuel line better and maybe it will start right up.
These simple test might pinpoint the issue towards fuel related.
Also under the same cold conditions if you were to spray a little brake cleaner in the throttle bore and it starts right up then you would know its a fuel issue.
The colder it is the more fuel is needed on cold starts.
Things that affect this are clogged injectors, low fuel pressure, weak spark plugs or wires, bad fuel pressure regulator. And in some cases a bad mass air flow sensor or air and water temp sensors.

nothing keeps fuel in the engine when its off the fuel pump draws fuel from the tank when you start it so it could be the fuel pump, also you said it was when the car was cold you may just have to get a higher grade oil if the climate is cold also buy a bottle off antifreeze (ethylene glycol) and add it to the radiator coolant

I have a Mazda B2200 from 1985, which has the same R2 diesel motor, and I had this same problem, which was exacerbated by the cold of winter....even here in a mild Melbourne.

Each time you turn the ignition on, the QSS (Quick Start System) powers up the glow plugs for about three seconds. This recycles again about three times, then.....nothing. The QSS reckons that you ought to have the bugger running by now!

In my desperation, I located the cable to the four glow plugs, and ran a second wire from the battery (+) via a push-button switch which I installed on the dash. This is my glow-plug BOOST circuit.

Now, when I want to start from c-c-c-cold, I push the button (with the ignition on) for about ten or fifteen seconds, which gives the glow plugs a goodly time to heat up the combustion chamber, and when I hit the starter, she usually fires up with a rattle, and a cloud of grey exhaust smoke.

BINGO!

(Of course, once the motor has warmed up, there is no need to use this BOOST circuit, for the combustion chambers are already hot enough to detonate the injected fuel.)